4A.Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]G000565RGosar77981992G000565PaulAZ2018-01-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.2018-05-31T21:29:09ZNative Americans2017-12-21111142018-01-02hsii13Water, Power and Oceans SubcommitteeHouse committee actions1Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.H111002017-12-21hsii00Natural Resources CommitteeHouse floor actions2IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseIntro-H2017-12-21Library of Congress9IntroReferralIntroduced in House10002017-12-21Library of Congress9IntroReferralHouse2017-12-22T03:11:11ZHRS17701152017-12-06Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-179.Identical billCRSHualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2017Native Americans[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 209 (Thursday, December 21, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 4723.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This legislation is constitutionally appropriate pursuantto Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause) whichgrants Congress the power to regulate Commerce with foreignNations, and among several states and with the Indian Tribes;Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 (the Treaty Clause) whichgives the President the Power to make Treaties; Article IV,Section 3, Clause 2 (the Property Clause) which givesCongress the Power to make all Rules and Regulationsrespecting the Territory or other Property belonging to theUnited States. The Supreme Court, in Winters v. United States(1901), reasoned that an Indian Tribe's water rights areestablished when the reservation is created, regardless ofwhether the Tribe actually uses the water on that reservationat that time. The Act settles water right claims of theHualapai Tribe and is thus constitutionally permissible.[Page H10420]]]>5RAndyBiggs2307B0013022017-12-21TrueRep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]AZB0013029DKyrstenSinema2099S0011912017-12-21TrueRep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]AZS0011916RDavidSchweikert7802S00118319942017-12-21TrueRep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]AZS0011831DTomO'Halleran2306O0001712017-12-21TrueRep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]AZO000171Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2017Short Titles as IntroducedTo approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Hualapai Tribe and certain allottees in the State of Arizona, to authorize construction of a water project relating to those water rights claims, and for other purposes.Official Title as IntroducedHualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2017Display TitleHualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2017(Extracted from GPO) Short Titles as IntroducedReferred to2017-12-21T14:01:20ZStandinghsii13Water, Power and Oceans SubcommitteeReferred to2018-01-02T21:38:26Zhsii00HouseNatural Resources Committee47232017-12-212017-12-21T05:00:00Z2018-01-05T19:34:06ZIntroduced in HouseIntroduced in House00Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2017

This bill modifies and ratifies the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement negotiated between the tribe, the United States, Arizona, and others, thus satisfying the tribe's claims for groundwater and surface water rights to water in Arizona, including the Verde River, the Bill Williams River, and the Colorado River.

The bill outlines the tribe's water rights, including the right to divert, use, and store 4,000 acre-feet of agricultural priority water of the Central Arizona Project that was previously allocated to non-tribal agricultural entities, but retained by the Department of the Interior for reallocation to tribes in Arizona pursuant to the Central Arizona Project Settlement Act of 2004.

The Bureau of Reclamation must construct the Hualapai Water Project. The project must be designed to divert, treat, and convey at least 3,414 acre-feet of water per year from the Colorado River for municipal, commercial, and industrial uses on the Hualapai Reservation.

The bill establishes the: (1) Hualapai Water Project Account for constructing the project; and (2) Hualapai OM&R Trust Account for the operation, maintenance, and replacement charges associated with the project.

The bill provides for land to be added to the reservation and taken into trust for the benefit of the tribe. In the future, land located outside the reservation may only be taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the tribe through an act of Congress.

The bill outlines: (1) waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the tribe and the United States under the settlement agreement; and (2) a limited waiver of sovereign immunity by the United States and the tribe with respect to certain claims.

]]>1151.0.0Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2017text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.